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Francis Holland has a new head - a man! It can't have been easy for Charles Fillingham to fill the (fabulous) shoes of his phenomenal predecessor Vivienne Durham in January, but the first male head ever in Francis Holland's history is shaping up well.

Francis Holland has a new head - a man! It can't have been easy for Charles Fillingham to fill the (fabulous) shoes of his phenomenal predecessor Vivienne Durham in January, but the first male head ever in Francis Holland's history is shaping up well. He's 'honest, approachable and determined to lead the school to even greater heights', according to one mother. And he inherits a school in peak condition, hiking up the league tables with its best-ever A-level results last year (90 per cent A*-B). Totally oversubscribed, obviously, FH describes itself as both 'academic and kind', and a satisfied parent of three girls agrees, saying that it's 'a happy, nurturing place to learn'. The school is notable for interviewing all candidates twice - both in a group setting and one-to-one. The ethos here is 'boarding without the beds', and they pull an astonishing amount of extracurriculars from these seemingly pocket-sized premises, from cheerleading and coding (now on the curriculum too) to Mythical Monsters club. The basement pool has had a refurb and girls skip over to Regent's Park for other sports. So far, as well as launching his new Women of Influence lecture series, Mr Fillingham has proved himself a fiend for digital communication - he's given the website an overhaul and you can expect a lot more Twitter action from @FHSRegentsPark this year.

Location

Clarence Gate, NW1 6XR

Head

Charles Fillingham, MA, since January; previously deputy head of City of London School